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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online education technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like YouTube to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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