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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in online education are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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