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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are generally free for students 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 many subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Mongolia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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