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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in elearning have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are normally free for students 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 quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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