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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online education make it possible for students all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are 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 lot of topics that e-learning organizations are considering now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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