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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are 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 issues that e-learning institutions have to consider now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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