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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these compelling new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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