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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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