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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in e-learning enable people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally 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 quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Samoa to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Trainers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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