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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in e-learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically 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 many issues that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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