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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also studies the key 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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