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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in elearning technology have enabled students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free 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 many issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these exciting new open education initiatives. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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