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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in electronic educational technology enable people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Rochester to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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