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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Greece to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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