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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning have empowered humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive online courses are commonly free 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 deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these significant new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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