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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in elearning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always 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 numerous issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Great Basin College to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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