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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like LinkedIn to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Scientists want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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