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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people all over the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these significant new open education initiatives. Universities want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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