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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in online learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently 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 numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are considering today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coral Sea Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these open educational experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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