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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education technology have empowered learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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