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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning are enabling students in all parts of the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are typically 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. There are several topics that learning technology institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational endeavours. Professors want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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