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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in electronic education technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are mostly 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 a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to understand these fascinating new open educational ventures. Researchers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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