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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these open education undertakings. Professors want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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