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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners 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 a lot of topics that online education organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Reddit to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this increasing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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