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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in e-learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like YouTube to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open education ventures. Professors want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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