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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in elearning have empowered humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Argentina to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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