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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly 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 a variety of topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Kingman Reef to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these compelling new open education undertakings. Academics want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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