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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations must deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like Brazil to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education endeavours. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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