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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in e-learning have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs 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 several issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like American College of Education to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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