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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in electronic education technology have empowered humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally 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 numerous topics that online learning organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these interesting new open educational initiatives. Academics want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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