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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in electronic educational technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several topics that online education organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these compelling new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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