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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are commonly free 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 issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Ecuador to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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