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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in technology-enhanced learning have empowered students all around the world to participate in online classes. 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. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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