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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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