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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly 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 many issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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