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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in online education technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are usually 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 technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these interesting new open education ventures. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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