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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in e-learning enable learners all over the world to take online courses. These MOOCs 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. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Belgium to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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