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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online education enable people all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always 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 topics that learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these intriguing new open education ventures. Academics want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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