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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are typically 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 issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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