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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in digital education technology enable learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ross Dependency to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better grasp these interesting new open educational experiments. Students want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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