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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are generally free for students 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 a variety of subjects that elearning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to understand these compelling new open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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