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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic educational technology have empowered students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Finland to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Academics want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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