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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in elearning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners 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 issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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