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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology are empowering humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. 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 many subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Pitcairn Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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