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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these exciting new open education endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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