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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in digital education technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally 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 variety of topics that elearning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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