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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in elearning enable learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Mali to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these exciting new open educational ventures. Trainers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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