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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning enable people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These 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 many issues that distance learning institutions must deal with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like The New School to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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