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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. 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 massive open courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that online education organizations are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these promising new open education initiatives. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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