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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in online learning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational experiments. Public servants want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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