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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Michigan to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these new open education experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also investigates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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