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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New developments in elearning technology are enabling humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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