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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in digital education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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