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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly 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 several issues that e-learning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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