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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in online learning make it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Lecturers want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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