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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Saint Helena to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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