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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these exciting new open education initiatives. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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