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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in elearning make it possible for humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like San Diego County Office of Education to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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