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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in digital education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are free for learners 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 quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Denmark to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these interesting new open educational ventures. Universities want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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