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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in electronic educational technology have empowered students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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