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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are free for learners 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 variety of issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these promising new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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