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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online learning technology enable learners all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Switzerland to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Academics want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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