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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in electronic educational technology are empowering humans in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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