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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in electronic educational technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are normally free for learners 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 quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Reunion to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. People want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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