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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in e-learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are ordinarily 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 e-learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also reviews 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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