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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in e-learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to be more aware of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Professors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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