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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in e-learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not always 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 elearning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coral Sea Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these open educational ventures. Universities want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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