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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in electronic education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes 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 elearning institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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