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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in electronic education technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically 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 several topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Guatemala to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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