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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in electronic educational technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are generally 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 lot of topics that elearning organizations must deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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