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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education are enabling humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly 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 a lot of topics that elearning institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Iceland to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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