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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online learning technology are enabling students all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are customarily 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 learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Scottsdale Community College to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to better grasp these exciting new open education undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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