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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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