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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners 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 a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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