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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in online learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are almost always 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 issues that online learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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