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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are almost always 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 a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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