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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology make it possible for students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are free 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 topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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