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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massively open online courses are customarily 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. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these important new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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