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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in online learning enable students all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free 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 many topics that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Instructors want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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