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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advances in digital education technology enable students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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