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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in electronic education technology enable students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically 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 a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Elidaemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these intriguing new open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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