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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in distance learning enable students in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational ventures. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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