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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in elearning enable humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are generally 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Martinique to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Professors want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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