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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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