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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that e-learning institutions must deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Universities want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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