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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in technology-enhanced learning enable people all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UWashingtonX to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also explores the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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