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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in digital education technology are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these massive open online courses? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Educators want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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