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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Georgetown University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these new open educational experiments. Trainers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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