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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning are empowering students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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