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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are typically 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 struggling with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Nauru to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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