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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. New developments in elearning are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students 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 several issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Netherlands to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to better perceive these significant new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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