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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online learning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that online learning institutions must deal with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these important new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this growing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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