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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in digital education technology have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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