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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online learning technology are enabling humans in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like UWashingtonX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these compelling new open education experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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