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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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