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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in digital education technology have enabled humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are usually 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 a lot of topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to better grasp these fascinating new open education initiatives. Teachers want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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