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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like New Caledonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these fascinating new open education ventures. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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