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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in elearning are providing the means for students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that online education institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Denmark to conduct these MOOC courses? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner 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 digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these significant new open educational experiments. Professors want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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