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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to take courses online. MOOCs are free 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 variety of subjects that online education institutions are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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