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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally 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 quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions must deal with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these compelling new open education ventures. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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