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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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