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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in elearning make it possible for humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not consistently 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 online learning institutions have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these significant new open educational ventures. Students want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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