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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in e-learning have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that distance learning organizations must deal with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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