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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online education technology make it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically 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 technology organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Martinique to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Academics want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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