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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in online learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to understand these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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