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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners 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 numerous issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better understand these promising new open education initiatives. People want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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