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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in online learning enable humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that online learning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also deals with the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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