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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in online education technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free 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 a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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