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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in e-learning technology have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that online learning organizations are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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