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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that elearning institutions have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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