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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in electronic education technology make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are 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 many topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Central Florida to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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