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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in online learning technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of New Mexico to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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