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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in digital education technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners 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 topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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