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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in elearning technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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