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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in elearning are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better understand these new open education initiatives. Educators want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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