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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in elearning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are customarily 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. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ecuador to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these important new open education initiatives. Universities want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding need for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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