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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are 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 quite a few topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Utah State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education endeavours. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also explores the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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