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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in e-learning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are struggling with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also reviews 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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