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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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