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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in online learning have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not 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 issues that online education organizations are considering today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Scholars want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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