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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in digital education technology make it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are 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 e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Venezuela to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also explores the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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