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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in electronic educational technology have empowered students all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these promising new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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