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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Fiji to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Scholars want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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