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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to better grasp these promising new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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