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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in elearning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are free for students but do not 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 online learning technology institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Kirkwood Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these new open education experiments. Scholars want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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