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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in digital education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes the key 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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