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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in e-learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are customarily 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 many issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these interesting new open education undertakings. Educators want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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