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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in digital education technology are empowering humans all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like South Ossetia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better understand these compelling new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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