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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in digital education technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are 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 a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Guinea to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This book also explores the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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