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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology enable humans all over the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Students want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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