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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in learning technology enable learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners 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 subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Kingman Reef to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these open educational ventures. Lecturers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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