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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online education have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like New Caledonia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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