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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in e-learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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