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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. People want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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