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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled humans all over the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are usually free for students 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 several subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Johnston Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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