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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in elearning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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