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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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