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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. New developments in e-learning have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are free 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 online learning institutions must deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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