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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online learning technology are empowering students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually 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 issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. People want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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