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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning technology make it possible for humans all over the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Netherlands to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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