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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic education technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to understand these exciting new open education ventures. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this developing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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