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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are commonly 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 quite a few issues that online education institutions are struggling with now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these intriguing new open education initiatives. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need 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 issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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