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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in online courses. 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 customarily free 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 quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these significant new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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