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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in digital education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are 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 subjects that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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