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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are customarily 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 quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to understand these open educational undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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