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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in online education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Trainers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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