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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in e-learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Students want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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