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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in elearning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better perceive these promising new open educational ventures. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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