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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online education technology are enabling humans all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are normally 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 several issues that learning technology organizations are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these interesting new open education initiatives. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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