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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online education are making it possible for humans all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Clemson University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these new open education experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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