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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Researchers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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