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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are usually 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 many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Trainers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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