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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning are enabling learners all around the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations are considering now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like San Marino to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also describes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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