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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in e-learning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Google+ to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational ventures. Trainers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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