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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning have provided the means for humans in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are 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 issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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