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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in elearning technology make it possible for people all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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