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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning have enabled students in every nation on earth to take online courses. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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