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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free 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 quite a few issues that online learning organizations must deal with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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