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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in learning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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