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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled humans in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open education undertakings. Corporations want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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