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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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