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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better perceive these exciting new open education undertakings. Teachers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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