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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free 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 elearning technology institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like OpenupEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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