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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Rochester to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Educators want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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