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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free 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 a variety of issues that elearning organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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