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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online learning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are ordinarily 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 many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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