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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning technology enable learners all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are struggling with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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