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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in elearning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Arizona State University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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