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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for students 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 issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education initiatives. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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