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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in digital education technology are enabling students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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