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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in digital education technology are enabling humans all over the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Namibia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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