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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in digital education technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Great Basin College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to understand these compelling new open educational experiments. People want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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