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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better understand these compelling new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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