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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in online education make it possible for students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free 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 several issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Professors want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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