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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning enable humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive online courses are typically 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. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational ventures. Corporations want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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