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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning have enabled students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students 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 a lot of subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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