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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning are empowering students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like UC San Diego to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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