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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in elearning technology enable humans in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to understand these significant new open educational ventures. Academics want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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