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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in digital education technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are generally free for learners 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 subjects that online learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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