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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are typically 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 many topics that online education institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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