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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in digital education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Public servants want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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