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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online learning are enabling learners all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open education ventures. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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