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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in elearning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Diego to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Trainers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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