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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses 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 several issues that online education institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Jarvis Island to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education ventures. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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