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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning are providing the means for learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly 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 many subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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