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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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