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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online education technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to understand these important new open education initiatives. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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