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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online education have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like The New School to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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