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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally 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 lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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