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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning technology enable humans all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are almost always 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 several issues that elearning organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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