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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are customarily 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 subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these new open education initiatives. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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