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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in online education are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are considering today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like North Seattle Community College to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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