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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Tumblr to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to be more aware of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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