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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are mostly 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of North Carolina to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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