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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning are empowering students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly 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 issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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