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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs 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 quite a few subjects that elearning organizations must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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