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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to better understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Trainers want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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