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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are free for students 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 online learning institutions are considering now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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