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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in elearning have made it possible for students all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are usually 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 a lot of issues that online education institutions are struggling with now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Niger to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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