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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are 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 many subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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