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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Mayotte to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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