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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free for students 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 lot of topics that e-learning institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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