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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in digital education technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these compelling new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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