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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in electronic educational technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like LinkedIn to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better comprehend these important new open education initiatives. Scholars want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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