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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that elearning organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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