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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online education are enabling humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for learners 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 topics that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Great Basin College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Trainers want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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