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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in e-learning technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students 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 several topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better comprehend these new open education endeavours. Trainers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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