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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that online learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these open education experiments. Scholars want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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