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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in learning technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Palau to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these important new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education