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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online education technology are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Trainers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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