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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in electronic educational technology enable learners all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Seattle Central Community College to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better understand these new open education ventures. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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