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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in digital education technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like South Ossetia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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