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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning are empowering students all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are almost always 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 quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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