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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOC courses are mostly 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 a variety of issues that online education institutions are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Jarvis Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better perceive these exciting new open education ventures. Everyone wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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