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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in e-learning have enabled people all over the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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