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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Students want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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