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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Professors want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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