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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in elearning are making it possible for students all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these significant new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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