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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in digital education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these compelling new open education undertakings. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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