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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in digital education technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Academics want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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