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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in electronic education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Nauru to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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