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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better understand these new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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