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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily 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 quite a few issues that elearning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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