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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in learning technology enable learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free 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 many subjects that e-learning institutions are considering now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Trainers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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