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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are free 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 topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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