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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in e-learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are usually 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 numerous topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Solomon Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these interesting new open education initiatives. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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