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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online education have empowered people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students 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 numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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