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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free 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 must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Universities want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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