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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in online learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to understand these interesting new open educational ventures. Students want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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