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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to be more aware of these new open educational ventures. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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