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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online learning have empowered humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Colorado System to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these new open education initiatives. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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