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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online learning technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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