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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in e-learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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