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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in electronic educational technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are usually 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 many issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low learner 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 online education becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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