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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in digital education technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are usually free for students 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 variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Bouvet Island to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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