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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online learning have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. 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 variety of issues that online education organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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