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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education have enabled people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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