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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are usually 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 a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Ecotech Institute to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education endeavours. Trainers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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