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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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