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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in digital education technology have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these significant new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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