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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education are providing the means for students all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students 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 many subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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