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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning are making it possible for humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these compelling new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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