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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in elearning technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are mostly free 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 a variety of topics that online learning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these important new open education experiments. People want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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