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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in electronic education technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free 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 quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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