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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to be participants in online courses. 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. Massively open online courses are normally free 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 topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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