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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education