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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online education have enabled students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Utah State University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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