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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning have empowered humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students 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 several topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Excelsior College to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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