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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education are empowering students all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these significant new open educational ventures. Teachers want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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