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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest changes in e-learning have empowered humans all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Scholars want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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