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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online education technology enable people all over the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these promising new open education endeavours. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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