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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in digital education technology enable people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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