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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these open education experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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