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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning have empowered people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Professors want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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