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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in electronic education technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Ashmore and Cartier Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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