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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in electronic education technology are empowering people all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are generally 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 numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better understand these new open educational ventures. Scholars want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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