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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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