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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these fascinating new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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