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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in e-learning have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Trainers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the key 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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