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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses 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 numerous issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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