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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in digital education technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically 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 several issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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