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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in digital education technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massively open 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 quite a few topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to understand these new open educational initiatives. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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