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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in electronic education technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Singapore to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these new open educational undertakings. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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