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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in electronic educational technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not 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 organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Academics want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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