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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in digital education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Universities want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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