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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online learning have empowered students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like UWashingtonX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to better grasp these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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