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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are mostly 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 a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these new open education ventures. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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