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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for students all over the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily 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 quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are considering today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational ventures. Trainers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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