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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in distance learning enable people all over the world to take online classes. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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