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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in digital education technology are empowering students all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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