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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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