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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners 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 online learning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Seattle Central Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these new open educational ventures. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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