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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOCs are mostly 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 numerous issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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