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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in electronic education technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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