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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in e-learning are empowering students all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are considering today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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