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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in electronic education technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to take courses 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 online MOOC 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 issues that online learning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Saint Martin to conduct these MOOCs? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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