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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily 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 several issues that elearning institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like India to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also discusses the key 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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