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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in e-learning enable students all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Singapore to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better understand these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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