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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Nauru to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. People want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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