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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in digital education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students 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 several topics that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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