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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic education technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that online education institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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