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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in electronic educational technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are considering today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coral Sea Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational initiatives. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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