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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Switzerland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these exciting new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also researches the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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