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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are customarily 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 several issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Wellesley College to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these open educational ventures. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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