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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in elearning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students 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 online learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better understand these significant new open education ventures. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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