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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in elearning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take online courses. 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 MOOC courses are commonly free 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 distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Washington to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these significant new open education initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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