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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in learning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not 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 attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Christmas Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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