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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in elearning technology have enabled humans in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally 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 numerous issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Students want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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