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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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