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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations have to consider today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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