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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online learning have empowered learners all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are normally 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 subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. People want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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