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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in digital education technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are considering today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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