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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online education are making it possible for learners all over the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are normally free 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 e-learning technology organizations have to consider today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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