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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in electronic education technology have enabled students all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations are struggling with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Educators want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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