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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in distance learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This new book also examines the most important 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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