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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in electronic educational technology have empowered humans all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to understand these compelling new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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