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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online learning have made it possible for people all around the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are typically 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 considering today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? 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 teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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