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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online learning are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are mostly 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 elearning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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