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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in learning technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free 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 distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Netherlands to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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