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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning are making it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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