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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online learning have made it possible for students all over the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations must deal with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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