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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online learning make it possible for people all around the world to take part in online courses. These 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 numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This new book also examines the most important 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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