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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in digital education technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these interesting new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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