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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these significant new open educational experiments. Professors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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