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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in online education technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are considering today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better perceive these interesting new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also explores the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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