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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free 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 elearning technology organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these new open education undertakings. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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