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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these interesting new open education ventures. Teachers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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