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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in e-learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are typically 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 many topics that e-learning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Arizona State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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