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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning enable people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are commonly free for students 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 issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like McHenry County College to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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