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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in elearning technology have empowered learners all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners 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 subjects that online learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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