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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online education technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are typically free for learners 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 a lot of topics that online learning organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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