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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning enable students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also articulates the most important 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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