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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in elearning have provided the means for students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these open education experiments. Teachers want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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