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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in elearning technology are empowering learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these new open education experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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