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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in e-learning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Ecotech Institute to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Students want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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