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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these compelling new open education undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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