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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in electronic education technology are making it possible for students all around the world to participate in online classes. 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. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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