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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are normally free 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 many issues that elearning institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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