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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently 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 are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Monaco to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Scholars want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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