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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education make it possible for humans all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like OpenupEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these new open education endeavours. Academics want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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