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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in elearning are providing the means for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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