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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. 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. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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