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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners 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 lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Kingman Reef to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high student 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 growing need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Students want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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