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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in elearning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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