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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Bellevue University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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