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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in online education enable learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to better grasp these compelling new open education endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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