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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in 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 massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Davidson College to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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