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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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