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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in electronic education technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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