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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in digital education technology have empowered people all around the world to take courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Peter I Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better perceive these important new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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