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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online education are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these promising new open education ventures. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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