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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in learning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are usually free for learners 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 technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Helena to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to better comprehend these exciting new open education experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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