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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in blended learning technology have empowered students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. 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 MOOCs are mostly 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 a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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