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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in digital education technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free 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 quite a few subjects that online education organizations are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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