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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in e-learning have empowered people all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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