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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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