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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online education technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to understand these important new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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