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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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