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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily 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 a lot of issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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