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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in digital education technology are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like San Diego State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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