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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning enable learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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