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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in elearning enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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