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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in elearning are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open education initiatives. Academics want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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