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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic educational technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are 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 variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Scientists want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this developing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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