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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically 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 variety of topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Kingman Reef to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these new open educational ventures. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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