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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in electronic educational technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Professors want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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