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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning are enabling humans all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are typically 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 quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these compelling new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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