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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online education enable humans all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better understand these important new open education undertakings. Scientists want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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