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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in online education technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Trainers want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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