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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, San Diego to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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