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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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