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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in e-learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to be more aware of these important new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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