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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are typically 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 a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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