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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs 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 deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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