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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online learning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are 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 a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these open education experiments. Public servants want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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