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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses 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 variety of issues that distance learning organizations must deal with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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