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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several topics that e-learning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Brunei to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education ventures. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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