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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in elearning have enabled people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Students want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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