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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic education technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always 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 a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to understand these interesting new open education experiments. People want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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