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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in digital education technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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