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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning make it possible for students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically 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 topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like LinkedIn to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these open educational initiatives. Teachers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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