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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently 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 dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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