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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in e-learning technology enable students all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are commonly 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 quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Chad to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to understand these interesting new open educational experiments. People want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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