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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in electronic educational technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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