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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in digital education technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are free for learners 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 quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these important new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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