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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always 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 lot of subjects that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to better understand these interesting new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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