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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students 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 issues that learning technology institutions have to consider now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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