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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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