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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering today because elearning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Instructors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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