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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education technology enable people in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these important new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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