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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in elearning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational experiments. People want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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