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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are usually 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 lot of issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Renton Technical College to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these intriguing new open education ventures. Corporations want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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