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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Bolivia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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