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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology make it possible for learners all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? How can educators manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these significant new open education undertakings. Professors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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