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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in electronic educational technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for students 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 topics that elearning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these important new open educational ventures. Trainers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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