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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in e-learning make it possible for students all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massively open online courses are 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Lesotho to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to better comprehend these open educational experiments. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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