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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in e-learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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