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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students 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 many subjects that e-learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also studies the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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