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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in electronic education technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like American Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these new open educational ventures. Academics want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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