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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New changes in online education have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are commonly free for students 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 numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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