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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Navassa Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these important new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This new book also studies 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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