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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are generally free 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 many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Professors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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