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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Monaco to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Students want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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