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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online education have enabled humans in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are customarily free 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 elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Mongolia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these new open education ventures. Students want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also studies the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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