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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education have enabled students all over the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners 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 issues that online learning organizations are considering today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these open educational initiatives. People want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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