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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in electronic education technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these promising new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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