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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in digital education technology have enabled humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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