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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in elearning technology are making it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these important new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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