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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are customarily free 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 learning technology institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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