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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in elearning technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily 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 many subjects that online learning technology institutions have to consider now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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