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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people all over the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are 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 several topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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