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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are normally 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 a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Tumblr to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these new open education endeavours. Scholars want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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