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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs 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 topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these intriguing new open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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