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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like CaltechX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these open educational endeavours. Academics want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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