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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in digital education technology have empowered learners all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Arizona State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better perceive these interesting new open education ventures. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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