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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning technology make it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily 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 learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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