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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in electronic education technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always 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 numerous issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Colorado System to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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