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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in technology-enhanced learning enable learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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