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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also considers the key 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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