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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in elearning technology have enabled students in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are ordinarily 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 variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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