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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in electronic educational technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students 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 several issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these compelling new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this growing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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