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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in elearning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners 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 several issues that elearning institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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