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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in electronic education technology enable humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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