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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic educational technology are empowering humans in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. 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. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Cape Verde to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to better understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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