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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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