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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning technology make it possible for students in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are free for learners 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 a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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