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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in digital education technology enable students all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are free for students 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 several issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like Liberia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these important new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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