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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in distance learning have empowered humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are almost always 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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