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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in elearning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are normally free 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 topics that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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