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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in e-learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners 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 many subjects that online education organizations have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational ventures. Public servants want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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