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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in elearning are enabling students in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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