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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning have empowered humans in nations all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are generally free for students 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 e-learning organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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