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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in learning technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to better perceive these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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