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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in e-learning have empowered learners all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Northwestern University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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