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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take part in classes 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. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Serbia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Students want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also considers the major 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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