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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are commonly free for students 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 several issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Montserrat to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This amazing new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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