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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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