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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of South Florida to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to understand these significant new open educational ventures. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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