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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in digital education technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Researchers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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