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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online learning enable students all around the world to take online classes. 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 online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Ross Dependency to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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