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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in online learning technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online 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 a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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