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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education make it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are considering today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Finland to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these intriguing new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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