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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in digital education technology have made it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are 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 online education institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to understand these new open education ventures. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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