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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Google+ to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better understand these important new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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