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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in online learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these compelling new open educational ventures. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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