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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in digital education technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are free for students but do not consistently 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 a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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