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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in distance learning have enabled people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Babson College to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Universities want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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