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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online learning have provided the means for learners all over the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses 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 a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like American College of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open educational ventures. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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