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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners 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 issues that distance learning organizations are considering in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to be more aware of these significant new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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