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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning have enabled humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly 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 quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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