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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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