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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in elearning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are free 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 e-learning institutions are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. People want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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