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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online learning have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these significant new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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