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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in electronic educational technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado System to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these promising new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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