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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in elearning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally 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 quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Monaco to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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