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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic education technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Seattle Central Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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