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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in e-learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Facebook to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better grasp these significant new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this expanding need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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