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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in digital education technology are enabling humans in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are mostly 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 many subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to understand these significant new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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