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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online learning enable people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These massive open online 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 numerous issues that online education institutions are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Scientists want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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