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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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