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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in learning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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