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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in electronic education technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take classes online. 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. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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