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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning have enabled students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Michigan to conduct these massively open online courses? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this growing desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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