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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in digital education technology have empowered students all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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