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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in online education have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free for learners 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 lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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