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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in online learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to understand these compelling new open educational ventures. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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