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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in digital education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively 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 a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Belgium to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to better understand these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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