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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education enable students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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