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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online learning have enabled students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several topics that online education organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like Belize to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better perceive these interesting new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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