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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in electronic educational technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are free 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 distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to better perceive these promising new open education ventures. Teachers want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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