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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like YouTube to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education ventures. Academics want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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