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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these intriguing new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also reviews the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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