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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education are making it possible for humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Colorado System to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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