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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in elearning make it possible for students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are customarily 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 quite a few topics that online learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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