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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Google+ to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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