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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in e-learning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners 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 many subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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