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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning are making it possible for humans all over the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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