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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in online education have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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