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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are commonly 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 a lot of issues that learning technology organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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