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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually 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 numerous issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these exciting new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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