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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses 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 numerous topics that online learning technology organizations have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Everybody wants to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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