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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in elearning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that e-learning organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Minnesota to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education undertakings. Scientists want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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