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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily 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 a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Berklee College of Music to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need 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 resource issues. This intriguing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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