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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are usually 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 several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also articulates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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