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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive 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 numerous issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Teachers want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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