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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are typically 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 many topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to better comprehend these important new open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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