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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in electronic educational technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these exciting new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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