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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in electronic education technology are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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