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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several subjects that online education institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Students want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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