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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many topics that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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