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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in electronic educational technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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