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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in e-learning have made it possible for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like San Diego State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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