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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are normally 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 a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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