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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses 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 many issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can educators certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Navassa Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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