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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in elearning have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are commonly 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 a variety of topics that online education institutions are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these compelling new open education ventures. Scientists want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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