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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in elearning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these promising new open educational ventures. Universities want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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