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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in online learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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