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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in digital education technology enable people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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