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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in elearning have empowered people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC San Diego to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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