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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in online education are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are ordinarily free 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 many topics that e-learning technology institutions are considering today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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