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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these promising new open education endeavours. Educators want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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