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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly 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 numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational initiatives. Professors want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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