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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Benin to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better perceive these interesting new open educational ventures. Trainers want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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