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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners 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 a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Facebook to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these significant new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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