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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online education technology are enabling humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Malta to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Scientists want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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