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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in e-learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational undertakings. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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