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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning make it possible for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free 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 a lot of subjects that elearning institutions are considering more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massive open online courses? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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