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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online education technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better comprehend these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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