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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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