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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. New changes in online learning technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are usually 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 many topics that elearning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like YouTube to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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