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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in elearning have empowered people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive 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 a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Howland Island to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational undertakings. Professors want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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