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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners 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 subjects that online learning technology institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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