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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in online learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOCs are 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 subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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