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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic education technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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