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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning have empowered learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Nauru to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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