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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in online education technology are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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