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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in e-learning are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly 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 quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Singapore to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these open education initiatives. Everyone wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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