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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning have enabled people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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