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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily 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 a variety of subjects that online learning institutions have to consider now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Reddit to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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