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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are generally 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 several issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Students want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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