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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in digital education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Universities want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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