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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in digital education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are usually 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 several subjects that elearning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Tonga to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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