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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online 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 a lot of topics that elearning organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like YouTube to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these open education endeavours. Academics want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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