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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Switzerland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these significant new open education experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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