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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to understand these new open education undertakings. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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