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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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