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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning are empowering people all over the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these compelling new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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