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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic education technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally 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. There are many issues that elearning organizations are struggling with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education experiments. Instructors want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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