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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Ascension to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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