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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in digital education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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