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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in online learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Educators want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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