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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are typically 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 quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Facebook to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these exciting new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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